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El éxito de John Silence, el personaje más misterioso de la ficción moderna, según eslogan publicitario de la época, se debe en buena medida a la habilidad de Blackwood para combinar y dosificar una trama de suspense detectivesco con elementos de horror sobrenatural que convierten a su personaje en el patron de los cazafantasmas modernos.

"The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood is a chilling supernatural tale set in the Canadian wilderness. A group of hunters and guides venture into the forest, where whispers of an ancient spiritthe Wendigobegin to haunt them. When one member mysteriously vanishes and returns transformed, the men confront the terrifying blend of myth and reality. The story explores isolation, primal fear, and the overwhelming power of natures mysteries.

"O Wendigo", de Algernon Blackwood, é um conto sobrenatural arrepiante que se passa na selva canadense. Um grupo de caçadores e guias se aventura na floresta, onde sussurros de um espírito antigo — o

"Os Salgueiros", de Algernon Blackwood, acompanha dois amigos em uma viagem de canoa pelo remoto rio Danúbio. Ao acamparem entre estranhos salgueiros em uma ilha isolada, eles começam a sentir uma presença avassaladora e sobrenatural. A atmosfera se torna cada vez mais opressiva, confundindo a linha entre realidade e alucinaço. Blackwood constroi uma historia de horror cosmico, onde forças invisiveis sugerem a fragilidade da humanidade diante dos vastos e incompreensiveis poderes da natureza.

"The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood follows two friends on a canoe trip down the remote Danube River. As they camp among strange, shifting willow trees on an isolated island, they begin to sense an overwhelming, otherworldly presence. The atmosphere grows increasingly oppressive, blurring the line between reality and hallucination. Blackwood builds a tale of cosmic horror, where unseen forces suggest humanitys fragility against vast, incomprehensible powers of nature.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Collected Works of Algernon Blackwood (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Contents:Novels:Jimbo: A FantasyThe Education of Uncle PaulThe Human ChordThe CentaurA Prisoner in FairylandThe Extra DayJulius LeVallonThe WaveThe Promise of AirThe Garden of SurvivalThe Bright MessengerShort Stories:The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories:The ListenerMax Hensing - Bacteriologist and MurdererThe WillowsThe Insanity of JonesThe Dance of DeathMay Day EveMiss Slumbubble - and ClaustrophobiaJohn Silence:A Psychical InvasionAncient SorceriesThe Nemesis of FireSecret WorshipThe Camp of the DogA Victim of Higher SpaceThe Lost ValleyThe WendigoOld ClothesPerspectiveThe Terror of the TwinsThe Man from the GodsThe Man Who Played Upon The LeafThe Price of Wigginss OrgyCarltons DriveThe Eccentricity of Simon ParnacutePans Garden: a Volume of Nature Stories:The Man Whom The Trees LovedThe South WindThe Sea FitThe AtticThe Heath FireThe MessengerThe Glamour of the SnowThe ReturnSandThe TransferClairvoyanceThe Golden FlySpecial DeliveryThe Destruction of SmithThe Temptation of the ClayIncredible Adventures:The Regeneration of Lord ErnieThe SacrificeThe DamnedA Descent Into EgyptWayfarersDay and Night Stories...Play:Karma; a reincarnation playAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. Though Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. Good examples are the novels The Centaur, which climaxes with a travelers sight of a herd of the mythical creatures; and Julius LeVallon and its sequel The Bright Messenger, which deal with reincarnation and the possibility of a new, mystical evolution in human consciousness.

Judy, Tim, and Maria were just little children. It was impossible to say exactly what their ages were, except that they were just the usual age, that Judy was the eldest, Maria the youngest, and that Tim, accordingly, came in between the two. Their father did his best for them; so did their mother; so did Aunt Emily, the latters sister. It is impossible to say very much about these three either, except that they were just Father, Mother, and Aunt Emily. They were the Authorities-in-Chief, and they knew respectively everything there was to be known about such remote and difficult subjects as London and Money; Food, Health and Clothing; Conduct, Behaviour and Regulations, both general and particular. Into these three departments of activity the children, without realising that they did so, classed them neatly. Aunt Emily, besides the special duties assigned to her, was a living embodiment of No. While Father allowed and permitted, while Mother wobbled and hesitated, Aunt Emily shook her head with decision, and said distinctly No. She was too full of warnings, advice, and admonitions to get about much. She wore gold glasses, and had an elastic, pointed nose. From the childrens point of view she must be classed as invalid. Somewhere, deep down inside them, they felt pity.

These are stories steeped in the majesty and mystery of nature. You dont read them - you fall into them, as into a dream. Lulled into a false sense of security, you discover you are no longer within comfortable boundaries. Your eyes have been opened to a larger world. You are about to embark on an incredible adventure...

One of the former British writers of supernatural tales in the twentieth century, Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951) wrote stories in which the slow accumulation of telling details produced a foreboding atmosphere of almost unendurable tension. Blackwoods literary renown began in 1908 with the publication of a highly successful collection of stories, John Silence - Physician Extraordinary, featuring a "psychic doctor."